Outside the eastern gate of Táchira, through several woods, you can see a clear lake, which was an important source of water for the people of Táchira, but since the lake gave birth to some kind of creature more than ten years ago, people who are afraid of drinking poisonous water no longer dare to come.

It didn't take long for the lake to become a paradise for some kind of plankton. Weak plankton have evolved slowly, but over time they have become able to wriggle on the ground. But no matter how they evolved, their minds were always slow.

One day, when a garrison from the city of Takira came to investigate the area around the lake, the extremely vigorous creature finally came into view.

Due to the lack of intelligence and the low combat effectiveness, the garrison at that time was simply unable to deal with this creature. In order to eliminate the unknown hidden dangers of the lake, the city lord of Tagera City specially arranged some powerful adventurers to come and clean it up, but unfortunately this creature is difficult to get rid of.

Not long after this event, such monsters appeared all over the world. Fortunately, only clear water can breed them, and apart from the large population, they are not harmful.

Known as slimes, they have a gentle temperament and are less aggressive. As soon as a person or other creature intrudes into the habitat, they will have a strong desire to attack. As such, there are warning signs around known slime habitats in human territory to warn people to be cautious.

Jarrow and the others took over the task of crusading against the slime, and at this time, it was just after noon, because there was still some distance from the destination, and all the staff temporarily rested under the green shade trees.

Jarrow didn't bring any food with him on this trip. The other four were eating their lunches, but he was the only one standing there stupidly. Seeing this, Xiu hurriedly approached and handed him a hard-boiled egg: "Don't, I'm not hungry yet, you better keep it for yourself." Don't worry about me, just eat yours. ”

Listening to Jia Luo's words, Xia Er, who was immersed in eating, couldn't help but say: "Jia Luo, I didn't see you eat last night, and now it's noon, you're not hungry, you don't want to lose weight, right?" That's not going to work, you're a little skinny, eat more! ”

"That's it! Jarrow, this chicken leg of mine hasn't been touched yet, come and eat it! ”

Red Lotus's enthusiasm made Jia Luo deeply feel that she had bad intentions, and repeatedly rejected everyone's kindness, so he sat quietly under the tree.

In fact, he really wanted to try the food that Xiu had eaten, and he had tried many methods before he unexpectedly came to the city of Táchira, but unfortunately the strange mask that was impermeable had stumped him.

Water couldn't penetrate the mask into his mouth, and the fire couldn't burn the mask that couldn't be pulled off. If he hadn't felt his heartbeat, if he hadn't heard his breathing, he would have felt like a dead man.

After accepting the reality, he no longer struggled with the matter, but when he saw the happy smile on Charles's face as he ate, he had the idea of destroying the mask urgently.

It's hard to destroy the mask by ordinary means, but what if you use magic?

Jarrow thought he could give it a try, but just as he was about to cast his magic, an inexplicable feeling of exhaustion hit him: "I'm suffering from heat stroke?" No, how could I get sick! ”

"Jarrow, what are you talking about? Hey? You look a little tired, or not."

"No, I'm fine, I'll just rest. Xiu, that task is your undertaking, how should that monster be dealt with? ”

I only heard Xiu tell the truth: "I'm sorry, I only asked for some basic information, but for us, it should be enough!" ”

"It is said that slimes are the weakest monsters in the world, and if we can't defeat them, it will be difficult for us to get mixed up in the Adventurer's Guild. The quest calls for 10 slimes to be killed, and in any case, there are 5 of us, so we believe we should be able to complete it. ”

said so, but the other four people could see that he was actually very nervous: "Xiu, what's wrong with you?" Isn't it because you're scared of slimes? Take it easy! Now that you're all full, let's keep going! ”

"Red Lotus, you are dressed like this, can you really fight?" "Hehe, you're worried about me? Or is it .. Are you interested in me? ”

Jia Luo didn't have the heart to take care of the red lotus, took the map handed by Xiu, and he muttered, "This is the lake? It's about 1000 meters away, and then. You can encounter a slime at any time, so don't be careless! ”

"Oh? Jarrow, can you read a map? "Of course. . . Yes, this map is not too complicated, even if you can't understand the labels, you can guess the approximate approximation. ”

After a short break, Jarrow was back in shape. Wanting to see what the slime looked like, he quickened his pace after starting again. Just walking, Alice made him a little uncomfortable: she was peeking at me? Probably not, right?

My mother once said that a woman's mind is the most difficult to fathom. Wait, get too close to them!

Slowing down, Jarrow began to look at the overly cautious Xiu. When he was about to walk out of the woods, Xiu suddenly raised his hand and motioned for everyone to stop: "It's strange, this road shouldn't be so safe." Charles, come to me! Red Lotus, Alice, watch out for your surroundings. Jarrow, once a monster appears, remember to use your magic! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a strange noise around. Although the team has just been formed, in this atmosphere, all the staff are very tacitly vigilant around.

Jarrow was protected in the middle by the other four, and listening to the swishing sounds coming from many places, he knew that several life reactions were approaching.

Noticing a movement in the grass not far in front of him, Charles waved his sword decisively. It's just that his movements were too rusty and he didn't hit the target. Fortunately, he is a novice warrior, otherwise he would have killed someone by mistake: "Don't kill me!" I'm dying, can you save me? ”

It was a little purple-haired boy, and he barely managed to dodge a blow, and he lay powerlessly by the haystack. Jarrow recognized him as a newcomer from the same batch, and Xiu saw that he had a wound in the leg, so he immediately put away his bow and arrows and unloaded his backpack in a slippery manner.

It's just that when he was about to take the medicine, Alice, who was silent all the way, came to the little boy: "Don't move, I'll treat your injuries." ”

Seeing the white light shining on Alice's right palm, Jarrow knew very well that this was light magic. This not only healed the injury on the boy's right leg, but also eliminated the pain.

Regaining his mobility, the little boy looked at Alice gratefully: "Thank you, big sister, for coming to the rescue!" Who are you..? ”

"You're a little wolf, aren't you? Didn't we meet yesterday? "Well, really! Alas, I really didn't expect to be rescued by you! ”

Handing the kettle to the little wolf, Jarrow asked curiously, "Little wolf, why are you alone?" What about your other teammates? ”

After drinking half a pot of water, the little wolf whispered: "They abandoned me, no, it can't be regarded as abandoned, who let me drag my feet!" They're all here to stay alive, and I don't blame him. Damn, I shouldn't have chosen to be a martial artist if I knew it! ”

Seeing the little wolf's lost look, Xiu comforted: "Don't say that! There are no weak classes, only weak adventurers. It's true that we're newbies, but we're not weak. Little wolf, if you don't mind.."

"You want me to join you, right? Sorry, I have to hurry back to my teammates, please forgive me for refusing! Thank you for rescuing me, and I'll thank you again when you get back to Takira. ”

Looking at the little wolf's distant figure, the envious and jealous Red Lotus was sullen: "Damn, this little ghost's speed is inevitably too fast, right?" ”

"Maybe he has some kind of talent, too!" "Alright, let's move on."

When he was packing his backpack, Jarrow stopped in front of him: "There are strange creatures around!" ”

Reminded by him, everyone immediately went into a state of alert. Noticing a strange movement under a certain tree, Red Lotus skillfully threw a dagger: "Is this the sound of water?" No, it's supposed to be a monster! ”

At the same time, Xiu, who was aiming in the other direction, shot inferior feather arrows. Consciousness was good, but neither of them hit the target.

Seeing that the attack failed, the red lotus, who felt the excitement, wanted to step forward and fight. It's just that she was stopped, and Alice, who drew her long sword, seemed to have a strong desire to fight.

As a warrior, the bulky-looking Charles did not intend to fight, but clung to Jarrow's side.

Jarrow seems to be idle, but in fact he is very busy. When he finally found out that the last enemy was hiding in a tree, he immediately used his magic: "Black Flame Technique!" ”

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